mount vernon vincent bach 1 1/4 C trumpet mouthpiece

i recently acquired a mount vernon vincent bach 1 1/4 mouthpiece. went to chk out the value and saw a couple out there for around $350 - $450 bucks. i tried it. seems like a pretty smooth mouthpiece. i'm currently using a bach 5 megatone and i like it better. it only cost 75 bucks. anyone know why the 1 1/4 would cost so much?

Re: mount vernon vincent bach 1 1/4 C trumpet mouthpiece

Mark Curry's mouthpieces are based on the old Mt. Vernons. Way, way cheaper than $400. The Mt. Vernon mouthpiece tooling ended up at Benge, and before he started making mouthpieces, Dave Monette recomended the 1 1/4 C for his early trumpets.

Re: mount vernon vincent bach 1 1/4 C trumpet mouthpiece

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